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by: Dave Davis Jul. 26, 2007

Most of this won't be news for anyone who's been following the buzz in the past few weeks, but the WATCHMEN cast has been officially announced, and most of the of the previously rumored names were indeed correct:

Billy Crudup is Dr. Manhattan.

Jackie Earle Haley is Rorschach.

Patrick Wilson is Nite Owl.

Malin Akerman is Laurie Juspeczyk/Silk Spectre II.

Matthew Goode is Ozymandias.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is The Comedian.

Of those, Morgan is the fresh name (to me) -- he plays the dad on the TV show SUPERNATURAL and has popped up on tons of other series.

In addition, a JoBlo scooper known as 'junket' tells us that Carla Gugino may play Sally Jupiter, aka the first Silk Spectre. We'll probably see how that pans out this week, when more news will spill at Comic Con.

Zack Snyder (300) is gearing up for the Warner Bros. film, adapted from the seminal Alan Moore comic about former superheros who come out of retirement to investigate the death of a former colleague, only to uncover a massive conspiracy.

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Extra Tidbit: Snyder will retain the initial story's timeline, setting the movie in an alternate 1980s.

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TheHardTruth
9:31PM on 07/26/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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yes, we get it. u hate snyder. move on with your life.



whatever it is, i'm psyched on this flick.
yes, we get it. u hate snyder. move on with your life.



whatever it is, i'm psyched on this flick.
 
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spaulding325
6:49PM on 07/26/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
As much as I adore the graphic novel, I honestly don't care if it's 100% faithful. Call me a heretic, but there have been good movies made that took liberties with their source material (GASP) and I think they're headed the right way, with the non-star casting. Haley is brilliant, and I've been a fan of Crudup's ever since "Almost Famous", even if I agree with Higgs, it'd be even better if...
As much as I adore the graphic novel, I honestly don't care if it's 100% faithful. Call me a heretic, but there have been good movies made that took liberties with their source material (GASP) and I think they're headed the right way, with the non-star casting. Haley is brilliant, and I've been a fan of Crudup's ever since "Almost Famous", even if I agree with Higgs, it'd be even better if Cusack was Nite Owl. I won't whine about that, though, I'll still be in line on opening night.
 
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Higgs
5:50PM on 07/26/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Sounds good but I was holding out hope for Cusack as Nite Owl.



Or Ron Perlman as the Comedian.
Sounds good but I was holding out hope for Cusack as Nite Owl.



Or Ron Perlman as the Comedian.
 
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Ripper1888
4:24PM on 07/26/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Doesn't Matter
It doesn't matter whose in the cast with Snyder at the helm this is guaranteed to be a steaming pile of shit.
It doesn't matter whose in the cast with Snyder at the helm this is guaranteed to be a steaming pile of shit.
 
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Chainsaw411
2:14PM on 07/26/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Ah
I hope they cast Carla Gugino because is so hot. But this movie will not work.
I hope they cast Carla Gugino because is so hot. But this movie will not work.
 
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hartman27
9:51AM on 07/26/2007 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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There is just something super cool about a cast that is pretty much made up of no super celebs. It will just bring so much more to the story. Not to mention help all these great talents
There is just something super cool about a cast that is pretty much made up of no super celebs. It will just bring so much more to the story. Not to mention help all these great talents